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Chapter 832 : Sasuke's Choice!
🕑 Added 2024-12-24 22:50:14 +0000 UTC
In his house, Sasuke sat alone in complete silence, his mind occupied by what he had just learnt. He couldn't believe what the young Uchiha kids said and even confirmed the same with one of the Anbu ninjas watching over the compound. His shock increased even further.
After a few minutes, Sasuke finally gathered himself and thought, ‘Orochimaru offered me the power to take revenge on Itachi. However, if he ran away without daring to face Fujin, can I trust his words?’
The answer was clear. Even though Orochimaru had failed to kill Hiruzen, his performance was still very impressive considering he was in the enemy territory. Though the impression he left on Sasuke was lesser than in the original story, it was still very high. The curse seal also subtly influenced him.
However, that impression had now shattered. Orochimaru had failed to protect his village. There was no excuse that Sasuke could accept this time. Fujin had led an army and expelled Orochimaru from the Land of Rice. The fact that Orochimaru didn't even dare to face him made Sasuke lose all respect for his strength.
He muttered, “How could someone who ran away from Fujin make me strong enough to kill Itachi? I doubt he can even kill Itachi himself, let alone give me the power to do so. That said, is Fujin stronger than Itachi?”
Sasuke immediately recalled that Naruto was guided by Fujin. His wind jutsus had come from Fujin. While he would never say it openly, Sasuke knew that Naruto's Wind jutsus were formidable. Even though they didn't compare to his summoning jutsu, the supercharged Wind jutsus were extremely problematic for normal ninjas. Sasuke knew he wouldn't fare any better than Gaara against hundreds of Shadow Clones spamming supercharged Infinite Breakthrough jutsu.
Unlike the original story, where Naruto was considerably weaker than Sasuke until Jiraiya taught him how to harness Kurama's chakra and the Summoning jutsu, the two were more evenly matched due to Fujin's interference.
Sasuke had seen how Naruto's strength had grown steadily since the last year in their academy. His strength grew even faster once they graduated as Fujin taught Naruto stronger Wind jutsus and the Body Flicker jutsu. That was also when Sasuke learnt of Fujin's existence, though he hadn't paid any attention to him until Fujin forced Orochimaru to retreat in the Forest of Death.
Sasuke couldn't help but wonder, ‘The reason why Naruto, who was at the bottom of the class, suddenly improved should be due to Fujin. However, why did Fujin suddenly take an interest in Naruto and begin training him? Would he also be open to training me?’
Unknowingly, Sasuke had been completely influenced by Itachi. Unlike his other two students, Kakashi hadn't done a bad job with Sasuke. Other than Naruto, who also received guidance from Fujin and Jiraiya, Sasuke was the one who improved the most among his classmates. The rest couldn't even compare.
Yet, after meeting and losing that badly to Itachi, Kakashi's image had taken a heavy fall in Sasuke's eyes. At the very least, he didn't trust Kakashi's capabilities to make him strong enough to get revenge. Not to mention, Kakashi had lost to Itachi as well just like he was. Since Orochimaru was no longer reliable, Sasuke subconsciously thought of the next option.
He thought, ‘Naruto lives in the same compound as him. I may be able to meet him there.’
Since he had nothing else to do, he quickly left towards Fujin's compound. He was about to reach when he suddenly saw Naruto and hid. He observed, ‘He's hanging with those kids again. If I recall correctly, he had said that they are Fujin's official students.’
Naruto had returned to continue his training after talking with Sakura for a bit. Monkey, who oversaw their training in Fujin's absence, turned his head and noticed, ‘Hmm, Uchiha Sasuke? Why is he here? Also, why is he hiding?’
Sasuke observed the 5 Kiri orphans and thought, ‘Weird, why are they of different ages? And, why haven't they been enrolled in the academy and instead get trained directly by Fujin?’
He thought for a bit but couldn't understand. However, it didn't matter to him. Instead, he wondered how strong they were. Sasuke thought, ‘This is a good chance to see how strong his students are. I can decide whether to approach him or not based o… Huh???’
Sasuke's eyes popped open as he saw one of the most absurd things! Sasuke immediately activated his Sharingan, but the shock didn't subside. He wondered in shock, ‘What in the hell? How did they disappear out of thin air? It isn't Genjutsu unless someone like Itachi casts it. No, even then I could sense that it was a Genjutsu. What the hell happened?’
As Naruto and the rest walked into the training ground, they completely vanished from Sasuke's sight. He had never seen anything like that. He calmed himself and quickly analyzed, ‘They disappeared right when they stepped into the training ground. Something is fishy about it…’
After contemplating for a bit, Sasuke walked towards the training ground to figure out what was happening. Before he could set foot in it, he suddenly heard, “Looking for something, Uchiha Sasuke?”
Startled, Sasuke immediately raised his guard and turned around. To his relief, it was just an Anbu ninja wearing a monkey mask. Sasuke replied, “I saw Naruto and a few others disappearing while going inside the training ground.”
Monkey replied, “Hmm, this is the personal training ground of Suzuki Fujin. He doesn't like to be spied upon while training. No one can see what is happening in the training ground from outside.”
Sasuke thought in surprise, ‘This is his work too?’
He quickly asked, “How?”
Monkey answered, “Seals. I'm sure you've studied about Fuinjutsu in the academy.”
Sasuke thought, ‘Seals? Yeah, we studied about Fuinjutsu. But I never heard about seals being able to do something like this.’
Seeing Sasuke silent, Monkey asked, “Are you here to meet Naruto?”
Sasuke answered, “No, I want to meet Fujin.”
Monkey replied, “He isn't at home currently.”
Sasuke immediately asked, “When will he be back?”
Monkey thought for a moment and answered, “I can't say for sure. He returned quite late yesterday. If you want to meet him, you should come early in the morning. If you're lucky, you may run into him.”
Sasuke thanked him and left. As he walked back, he thought, 'Do all strong ninjas have a veil of mystery around them? With Orochimaru, it was his weird body, the snakes and this curse seal. Fujin's Fuinjutsu is unlike I have ever seen before. And, there's that bloodbath.'
The sight of blood raining down on the arena was still fresh in Sasuke's mind. It was horrifying, disgusting and nauseating. He thought, 'I never guessed someone like him could cut down ninjas like grass. Perhaps he could help me get revenge...'
Naruto continued training, unaware that Sasuke tried to meet Fujin. As for Fujin, he spent the entire day again with Tsunade, observing her healing process and receiving her guidance. While he made no progress in learning how to heal souls, his knowledge of the Yin and Yang chakra deepened.
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Fujin yawned lazily as he woke up. Stretching his body, he thought, ‘Things will be boring for some time… Tsunade's experiments will run for 8-10 days more before she starts treating Hiruzen. Nothing else interesting is about to happen…’
Fujin sighed. For the last couple of months, he had been involved in a lot of interesting events, starting from his battle against Orochimaru in the Forest of Death and ending with the peace talks with Sunagakure. It had been quite a change in pace from his usual training routine. Returning to the monotony of training felt like stepping into a shadow after basking in the sunlight.
Fujin sighed again before starting to freshen up. He thought, ‘Oh well, my continuous training sessions are the reason I could go undefeated during this chaotic period. I can't let my guard down so quickly. There are still enemies who are far stronger than what I faced. And, I can't even think of the Otsutsuki clan yet. I'll have to endure several more years of such training.
Besides, there should be some smaller incidents. The payment from Sunagakure should arrive soon. I can have some fun with it. Also, Orochimaru is supposed to take Sasuke, though I wonder how he'll do it. Most of his capable subordinates are dead. Surprisingly, Kimimaro also died against Darui and others.
That said, I won't be surprised if he still has a few capable subordinates left. I only eliminated his bases in the Land of Grass. He should still have a few bases in other countries. However, even if the Sound Four were alive and healthy, he wouldn't dare to send them here.
The Anbu in the Uchiha compound would have killed them. Even if they somehow captured Sasuke outside the Uchiha compound, there is no way they could escape the Land of Fire. Then again, this shouldn't be enough to deter Orochimaru. I wonder what he'll do now…’
While Fujin freshened up, Naruto saw Sasuke waiting outside the compound. He immediately recalled their battle the previous day and asked, “Sasuke? Why are you here?”
Sasuke plainly replied, “I have some work.”
Naruto was surprised. He asked, “What work?”
Sasuke replied, “None of your business.”
Annoyed, Naruto snorted, “Hmph, you must be here to see Fujin. Konohamaru, follow me! We'll meet him first.”
A tick mark appeared on Sasuke's forehead due to Naruto needlessly competing with him here. Konohamaru and his friends followed Naruto while shouting, “Wait up, boss!”
The four of them rushed towards Fujin's house and rang the bell continuously. Fujin, who had just grabbed a bite to eat, gazed towards the door and wondered, ‘This boy… Why's he so impatient at this hour?’
[A/N: Next Chapter: Konoha's Premium Transportation System!]
Comments
Jack Nathaniel Mikhail
Merry Christmas to everyone!
Devil Hex
Almost done. Just 1 part and editing left. 60-90 mins
Antonio Fazio
Any news?
Yamir
😋😋😋
Devil Hex
👍
Devil Hex
Nah. He was with Tsunade. He does know those things, it's just not too interesting for him 😅
Devil Hex
3h
WildHunter
ETA
Sully
Merry Christmas!
Earth General
Thanks for the chapter! 😃 I have a quick question while it’s still relevant probably because it will be answered in the next chapter 😂 Did fujin watch the duel on the roof of the hospital? He says nothing important will happen for a while? (from what I remember everything happened back to back duel, kakashi talk ,sound four fight,leave) did fujin get his dates mixed up?
EmmericH.
Tftc merry Christmas
Brondie
Thanks and merry Christmas
Rubén López
That reminds me of Son of the Sannin, where Itachi makes Sasuke train his use of the Sharingan so that it is not a crutch to cover his normal deficiencies.
Milos
Merry Christmas
Rubén López
He has the Hawks one, I like the headcanon that it is of Uchiha heritage, but that makes you wonder when he got it and why he didn't use it in situations where aerial combat was an advantage, before Danzo.
Kwabena Kumi
😂😂😂😂
Yamir
He also has hawks, well to be honest sasuke didn't use to much his summons he only use the big snake to survive deidara's suicide attack and some moments during the war arc.
Kwabena Kumi
I wonder what's gonna happen with sasuke and his summons cuz he did form a contract with the snakes..interesting to see what his summons will be now
Yamir
Yeah Kakashi couldn't care less only if sasuke do something drastic but given the circumstances is unlikely.
Devil Hex
More time for him to read books 💀
Devil Hex
Merry Christmas
Yamir
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄
Antonio Fazio
who knows what kakashi will think
Devil Hex
Merry Christmas
Devil Hex
Merry Christmas
StinkyFard
Merry Christmas Hex and all fellow readers ❤️
cory hawks
Orchimaru has to completely reinvent himself, without any help essentially. He can no longer use his Snake summons, he can't use his hands, all of his best subordinates are dead. And it's possible Fujin destroys the curse mark on Sasuke.
Kwabena Kumi
Merry Christmas Hex and fellow readers..great chapter as always
Diametric
If you really don't care, then I'm not gonna try and force you to take a break lol. But those previous days off don't really matter, everyone should be able to spend Christmas with their loved ones without having to worry about work. I'm sure nobody would really mind if you took the holiday off
Devil Hex
Merry Christmas
Devil Hex
Merry Christmas 🎅
Devil Hex
It's fine. Took a couple last week 😅
Devil Hex
😆
Aetherist
Ohhh, I hope Fujin decides to train Sasuke instead of Orochimaru, honestly I don't see much use for Orichimaru now, if he is removed from the "achievement" of training Sasuke, the only other useful thing he will do according to the original story is to leave his body (not on purpose...) for Kabuto to study; help Tsunade when she is split in half fighting Madara and reviving the Hokage in the ninja war through Edo Tensei. - Kabuto is dead. - Healing Tsunade can be done by Fujin or even Sakura if she gets stronger sooner like Naruto and Sasuke are getting... that is if Tsunade in this story follows the same fate as the original, which I think is unlikely and unnecessary. - So all that's left is to revive the Kages with Edo Tensei after removing them from the Shinigami's belly... Again, it could be done by someone else, even Fujin, if he thinks of a way to cut his own belly without dying... There's also the fact that Orichimaru appears in Sasuke's fight against Itachi, but the only thing it served was to show (to the audience) that he's still alive through the cursed seal mark; he was sealed away by Itachi right after... Thanks for the chapter, I thought we wouldn't have one today because it's Christmas Eve... Well... Merry Christmas in advance! 🎅
Micky
Bro i already want the next chapter. Am addicted.
mateus batista
Merry Christmas
Diametric
You should!
Mohammed Sheekh
Fujin the type of guy to seal sasukes sharingan so he doesn't use it for training lol
Devil Hex
Merry Christmas :)
Devil Hex
Nah
Diametric
Are you taking Christmas day off tomorrow?
Jonnylawz0
MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FELLOW NOVEL ENJOYERS AND TO YOU HEX HOPE U ALL THE BEST OF HOLIDAYS!🎄🎅🤾
Yamir
🙏
Burntliquid
I can already see naruto screaming as fujin throws him 😂
José Roura
Id love to see Fujin training Naruto and Sasuke
Rubén López
I'm already starting to laugh like crazy just by the title of the next chapter. Well, and there you'll have the first encounter between Konohamaru and Fujin XD.
Colin
Sasuke leaves the village to be trained by Fujins lightning style disguise? 🤔
Yamir
❤️
